More than 800 American energy and Earth science researchers have signed a letter to Donald Trump outlining six steps they’re urging him to take to address human-caused climate change to protect “America’s economy, national security, and public health and safety.” The letter is accompanied by a public change.org petition to “Tell Trump To #ActOnClimate.” Here […]

James Delingpole is an invective-hurling anti-climate science columnist who has candidly admitted that he doesn’t bother to read scientific papers, calling himself a “an interpreter of interpretations.”

Kratom (previously) is a widely used herb that has been very effective in treating opioid withdrawal and other chronic, hard-to-treat conditions — it also became very controversial this year because the DEA decided, without evidence, to class it as a dangerous drug, and then changed its mind (unprecedented!) after a mass-scale petition that included interventions […]

The Black Friday Mac Bundle 2.0 is one of the Boing Boing Store’s best-selling Mac bundles yet, and it’s about to come to an end. If you don’t get your copy now, here’s what you’ll be missing:This bundle comes packing 9 top-rated Mac apps in one package, at the hugely discounted price of just $23.99. […]

The Boing Boing Store’s Gift Guide is full of ideas for pretty much anyone in your life like hipster ice cub trays, Xbox controllers, Halo Boards, and even diamond necklaces. As always, all products in the Boing Boing Store come at great discounts, too. Shop by price bucket starting at under $20. Under $20:Bloxx Jumbo Ice Trays […]

Unlike traditional lighters, the SaberLight features an electronic plasma beam that’s both rechargeable and butane-free. This sleek lighter is even approved by TSA, so you’ll never be stuck buying lighters you’ll just have to throw away partially used. For some people, like me, this is a pretty big game-changer. The SaberLight’s beam is actually both hotter and cleaner […]

Disneyland is well-mapped on the Anaheim quadrant, with the Matterhorn shown as a mountain with its elevation given :)

Because the rest of the Anaheim quadrant is depressing and boring, though, the cool thing to do is to get the older maps. I don’t remember the exact years but there is a 1920’s or earlier one, a 50’s one, a 1964 and a 1972, and possibly a 80’s one. It’s a very dramatic change from the 50’s orange groves when Disneyland was built to the later maps where it turns into suburban sprawl (and the worst kind too).

(I studied geology in grad school in Fullerton, which neighbors Anaheim, and so had access to a massive map collection)

This sale has been going on for a while, and I’ve resisted buying anything because I have a huge stash of this kind of stuff already. If you are at a university, check the science library occasionally – they often have a cart of books they’re discarding that you can take for free, and when they update their maps they’ll discard the old ones. I thought it would be a good idea one time as an undergrad to take all of the maps they were discarding (I worked in the library so had good access) – I now have hundreds of USGS topo maps. I also have picked up dozens of discarded geologic maps and other things along the way, in various places.

One use you might not have thought of – even at $1 instead of free, these make excellent conversational wrapping paper for gifts :)

Maps of the moon, mars, etc. as RevRob noted are great decorative wall pieces if you’re interested in science and space.